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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

cbayer

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6. If you can find out what their weekly specials are before going to the store

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 11:59 AM

Nov 2012

(on line or printed circular), then you can plan you meals around them.

I find if I just go to the store and shop the specials, I will buy things I don't really need or necessarily want.

But if I plan around the specials, I can save even more money.

I'm not really fond of the whole system, because they are tracking my purchases, but agree with you that the savings can be significant.

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Making your shopper card count [View all] Fumesucker Nov 2012 OP

My family has a Kroger card Hayabusa Nov 2012 #1

I am not sure what grocery cards you have available, Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #2

In fact I think this card does give some money off on gasoline, I know they have their own station Fumesucker Nov 2012 #3

Since you have thought it through Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #4

Kroger has the savings on gas. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #8

There hasn't been a Kroger around here since I was a kid Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #9

They are all over Georgia. RebelOne Dec 2012 #10

Kroger is the largest grocery store chain in the country. $90+ billion in sales this year. Starboard Tack Dec 2012 #11

Our Kroger is a union store. safeinOhio Dec 2012 #12

To my knowledge the stores around me do not have such cards Sherman A1 Nov 2012 #5

If you can find out what their weekly specials are before going to the store cbayer Nov 2012 #6

Usually there is an on-line ad for weekly specials, too, if you like to pre-plan we can do it Nov 2012 #7